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Wimbledon: Duke of Kent stepping down as All England Club president
BBC.com ^ | July 11, 2021

Posted on 07/11/2021 3:34:52 PM PDT by Cecily

The Duke of Kent is stepping down as the president of the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club (AELTC) after more than 50 years.

The Queen's first cousin, 85, has presented trophies to more than 350 winners including Bjorn Borg, Billie Jean King, Serena Williams, Roger Federer and Sir Andy Murray.

He said he was "incredibly proud" to have held the position.

The AELTC paid tribute to his "extraordinary service".

The duke made his first appearance as president in 1969, presenting Rod Laver and Ann Jones with their trophies.

He will present the trophies to the winners of this year's tournament for the final time this weekend.

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TOPICS: Society; Sports
KEYWORDS: tennis; wimbledon
I will miss seeing him and his beautiful wife the Duchess of Kent presenting awards at Wimbledon.

D of K through the years:

https://royalcentral.co.uk/uk/kent/the-duke-of-kent-and-wimbledon-in-photos-162926/

1 posted on 07/11/2021 3:34:52 PM PDT by Cecily
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To: Cecily
I will miss seeing him and his beautiful wife the Duchess of Kent

She was always had the immaculately coiffed blonde hair. Very cool looking appearance. Classically English, what!


2 posted on 07/11/2021 3:39:16 PM PDT by llevrok (I'm old enough to remember metal toys in Cracker-Jacks.)
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To: Cecily

She is lovely & they are a truly classy couple.


3 posted on 07/11/2021 3:44:54 PM PDT by leaning conservative (snow coming, school cancelled, yayyyyyyyyy!!!!!!)
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To: llevrok

The epitome of elegance.


4 posted on 07/11/2021 3:45:32 PM PDT by leaning conservative (snow coming, school cancelled, yayyyyyyyyy!!!!!!)
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To: llevrok

I don’t know when that photo was taken, bit she still has a button nose!


5 posted on 07/11/2021 3:50:49 PM PDT by BradyLS (DO NOT FEED THE BEARS!)
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To: Cecily
The Duke of Kent's Waltz (1801)
6 posted on 07/11/2021 4:16:10 PM PDT by Fiji Hill
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To: Fiji Hill

Very elegant. The music is lovely.


7 posted on 07/11/2021 4:35:59 PM PDT by Cecily
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To: Fiji Hill

That was beautiful. Thanks for the link.


8 posted on 07/11/2021 5:21:28 PM PDT by punknpuss
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To: Cecily

The end of an era.
I noticed he was a little unsteady today which prompted me to look up his age.
Kate was classy as usual. Then she changed and showed up at the soccer match - busy day!


9 posted on 07/11/2021 5:25:05 PM PDT by GnuThere
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To: leaning conservative

The epitome of elegance.
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Are you posting about the royalty or the Obamas?

the fawning sounds the same. no sarc.


10 posted on 07/11/2021 5:40:37 PM PDT by BarbM (FU Pence. You refuse to be alone with a woman, but have no compunction in screwing the USA))
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To: BarbM

Nothing wrong with admiring an admirable lady (not Michelle!).


11 posted on 07/11/2021 5:54:16 PM PDT by Cecily
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To: BarbM

Very confused by your post. No sarc. I made a simple statement in response to another post.


12 posted on 07/11/2021 6:51:23 PM PDT by leaning conservative (snow coming, school cancelled, yayyyyyyyyy!!!!!!)
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